Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-31398341-20170409101440/@comment-31398341-20170927065729

Anticipated rises, drops and newcomers:

Heatran : B+ >>> A- / A 

- SubToxic + Magma Storm and Z move offensive set (Grassium + Solar Beam) are powerful. It is a versatile mon that has good offensive / defensive typing, good ability and movepool. It can stallbreak as well. Probably better than all of the B+ mons as of now.

Gastrodon : B+ >>> B-

- Toxapex gives it competition. Gastrodon has a solid niche in checking Greninja and rain teams, but the latter is not commonly used as of now.

Mega Gyarados : A >>> A-

- Fighting type is not uncommon in meta. If successfully setup, it can be devastating, but it is very vulnerable to status and revenge killing, although Substitute can helps alleviate this. Still not as reliable as A ranked mons though.

Mega Charizard Y : A >>> A-

- Good pokemon but originally overrated it. Any good teams usually has a way to check it either by priority, faster pokemon and defensive walls (Chansey, Tyranitar). Lack of priority and average speed for offensive pokemon also hurts.

Raikou : A- >>> B

- Simply outclassed by other setup sweepers. Direct competition with Thundurus.

Emboar : C- / C

- The discussion above said it enough.

Volcanion : B+

Zapdos : B+

Infernape : C+

'''Skarmory : ?? (B+ / A- / A)'''

Discussing on this would be great. :)